Sugar, Fructose, Fats, and Your Health
It’s no secret that lifestyle changes are often needed to help people reclaim their health, and diet is a key focus of these changes. When patients ask my opinion of the Feingold diet, I invariably […]
Tracking Down Tic Triggers for Tourette Syndrome
Anytime tics increase in frequency, you should ask yourself what is causing this change in symptoms. This approach applies to motor and vocal tics related to Tourette syndrome as well as to chronic tics or […]
Why I Don’t Dare Cheat on Food Additives
Jorma Takala shares his experience of self-discovering the dangers of food additives. My Rocky Childhood When I was kicked out of elementary school, school administrators ordered my mother to take me to a specialist. He […]
18 Ways to Protect Yourself from Electromagnetic Radiation (EMFs)
I’m in the natural health field and often encounter people who experience ill-health effects from electromagnetic radiation. It took me considerable time to research solutions — and I was spurred on by reactions to EMF that my own parents experienced. [ . . . ]
Autism Advice for Parents: Getting Started
Dr. Stephen Edelson, director of the Autism Research Institute in San Diego, California, wrote an excellent article: “What I Would Do If I Were a Parent of An Autistic Child: Recommendations Based on 25 Years […]
4 Toxic Threats to Your Child’s Development
Animal tests show that small, single doses of organophosphates [class of pesticides] on a critical day of development can cause hyperactivity and permanent changes in neurotransmitter receptor levels in the brain. Some pyrethroids, another class […]
Adverse Health Effects of Indoor Mold
Concern about indoor mold growth in homes, offices and schools has increased dramatically since the media has made us aware that exposures to toxic molds can cause a variety of health effects and symptoms. Health […]
PANDAS: Tics, Obsessions, Compulsions, Anorexia—Nothing Cute About This
A glimpse from a parent. “I need to die. Please kill me. Someone please kill me!” My 7-year-old is shouting this at the top of her lungs, standing in her pediatrician’s examination room. Her eyes […]